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    Zandvlei: Westlake Wetlands (34071827)

    Western Cape
    Card 504076
    Compiler 10691
    Location code 34071827Zandvlei: Westlake Wetlands (Western Cape)
    Start date 2012-10-20
    Season OOther
    Start time 08:30
    End time 09:45
    Shoreline covered 55
    Openwater covered 65
    Total Species 16
    Total Count 117
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes It rained the day before with very cold air temparatures. There was a strong inflow via the Keysers and Westlake Rivers with the water very turbid and muddy, visibility less than 15cm. The wind was from the SE with some high cloud covering. See the attached photos for an example of cloud cover. Immediately noticable was that the birds were missing for some inexplicable reason. The light was good, the temparatures were warmer than the day before. The mouth of the vlei was open, and the waterbodies were full, indicating a strong inflow from the catchment. Approx visible water flow rate on the water surface was 1 metre per 4 seconds at the railway bridge.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		10
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		30
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		10
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		30
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)    		10
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		20
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		130
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		540
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		180Confirmed Breeding
    167Harrier, African Marsh
    (Circus ranivorus)    		10
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		60
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		10
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		80
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		30
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)    		10


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 10:24
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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